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Rome, Italy

Population 2.7 Million

Dialing Code Country: 39 Area Code: 06

Ethnic Mix Italian, 6.36% foreign citizens

Major Industries Tourism, Finance, Insurance, Publishing, Fashion

Electricity 220 volts AC, 50Hz, standard two or three pin plugs

Orientation Rome is on the River Tiber, between the Apennine Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Local Expert: Chiara

After finishing high school, she flew off to the US in search of a degree in marine biology, but that was never to be. Instead, she left the Florida shores with a BA in Linguistics, and headed to...

 
August 20, 2008
Dining Review

Pray. Eat. Sleep.

The young and the wise visiting Europe have always preferred sleeping in hostels, always a cheap alternative to hotels and resorts. Perhaps due to a bad world economy or the fading charm of sleeping...

August 09, 2008
Dining Review

Bargain! Bargain! Bargain!

As August continues to bring hot and dry weather into the city, Romans are taking their cars and speeding off to summer homes, beach resorts or cool mountains. Not only is the city's hustle and bustle...

August 08, 2008
Local News

Dancing Giselle in the Roman Baths

A classic for classical ballet. Since its debut in 1841 in Paris, Giselle rappresents the perfect synthesis of romantic ballet. Re-live the unforgettable moments when Carla Fracci and Rudolph Nureyec...

August 05, 2008
Local News

Out of Africa, Into Italy

 

Rung Pung is an inter-disciplinary and multicultural musical project, the brain-child of Senegalese musician BADARA SECK in which Africa and Europe get together on the common ground that is...

August 05, 2008
Dining Review

Italian words, black on white

Learning Italian? Why not buy cheap new and used books under the stars and next to the stunning Castel Sant'Angelo?

The 'Letture d'estate' exhibition presents different stands of books, with thousands...

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